Senior Cybersecurity Specialist
AbbottAbout the role
JOB DESCRIPTION:
We’re focused on helping people with diabetes manage their health with life-changing products that provide accurate data to drive better-informed decisions. We’re revolutionizing the way people monitor their glucose levels with our new sensing technology.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
THE OPPORTUNITY
This Senior Cybersecurity Specialist position can work remotely within the U.S.
As a Senior Cybersecurity Specialist, you will play a critical role in safeguarding our organization’s operations by focusing on documentation and process improvements for security operations. You will collaborate closely with global business teams to help prevent, detect, and respond to cybersecurity threats across international e-commerce sites and customer support solutions. Your expertise will be vital in ensuring that new e-commerce and customer support platforms are protected with robust security measures and implementing appropriate prevention and detection controls. You will also lead initiatives to develop a risk-based cybersecurity program that meets regulatory requirements and aligns with industry-leading practices.
What You’ll Do:
Develop a risk-based cybersecurity program that meets regulatory requirements and aligns with industry-leading information security practices.
Perform threat identification and mitigation activities using industry-leading security controls and toolsets.
Assess threats to the business and deploy countermeasures effectively.
Collaborate with business units, application development teams, and third-party vendors to achieve program requirements while enabling the business.
Facilitate cross-team coordination to achieve defined security goals and meet technical requirements in support of detailed implementation plans for security projects.
Manage security projects to ensure the timely, on-budget, and effective implementation of cybersecurity improvements, supported by validation methods to measure effectiveness.
Lead documentation and process improvements to streamline security operations and enhance the security posture.
Act as a subject matter expert in cybersecurity, providing advanced guidance and mentorship to junior team members.
Perform assessment of cybersecurity incidents to identify process improvements that can be made to respond and recover the environment.
Develop strategies, policies, and standards to protect company information and technology assets.
Plan and execute incident response plan exercises to evaluate the organization's preparedness, identify areas for improvement, and ensure effective incident management capabilities.
Required Qualifications:
University degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Assurance, or related discipline.
Minimum 5 years of experience in Cyber Security
Experience with Cyber
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